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Approaches To Ir
Approaches To Ir
Approaches To Ir
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BY SNEHA SURESH TAMBOLI HR 08 SYMMS
DEFINITION
Or
It is set of functional interdependence involving historical economic, social ,psychological ,demographic ,technological
The Workers
The management The organizations of workers
The state
Approaches to IR
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Multi-Disciplinary Approach. The System Approach. The Dunlops Approach. The Oxford Approach. The Industrial Sociology Approach. The Action Theory Approach. The Marxist Approach. The Pluralist Approach. The Social Action Approach. Human Relations Approach. Human Resource Management Approach. The Gandhian Approach.
1. Multi-Disciplinary Approach
Universally applicable to all human relationships ,in small & large units Flexible ii. Suitability to work organizations & their Sub-systems :
Adaptability Organization & to some extent their sub-systems are rational & purposeful
This approach oriented towards the study of interactions & changing relations
System
Workers Government agencies
i. Employers
Argument :
iii. Government
Acc. to approach , the Industria l relations system is a study of institution of job regulation & stress is on the substantive &
Flanders considers every business enterprise as a social system of production & distribution
Approach
and interaction factors create three types of conflict- Distributive , structural and Human which can be resolved through mechanisms like CB, structural analysis of systems at the work place and man management techniques
ii.External Extends to outside the firm which are influenced by factors and forces outside the organization . It suggest attempts at the macro level to understand the factors that contribute to larger influences , for them to be tackled effectively. Conflict is not a natural state of human society. And is Caused when something happens beyond the normal way.
7. The Marxist
Approach
Radical approach Based on notion that production system is privately owned and is motivated by profit
Class conflict is necessary for social change, which is necessary to end the disparity between the owners and the labors
Since the propertied class gains at the expense of the property less class, the latter has no alternative but to annihilate the former
8. The Pluralist
Approach
Powerful & divergent groups - Management & Trade Unions Conflicts of interests & disagreements between managers & workers over the distribution of profits as normal & inescapable.
Implications of this approach : The Firm should have industrial relation s & personnel specialists who advise managers & provide specialist services in staffing & matters relating to union consultation & negotiation.
Approach
Deals with control in rationalization & bureaucratization Webers concern : control in organizations with power of control & dispersal
Approach
If human resources are not properly managed, the problem of industrial relations surfaces and can only be managed by deciphering and managing the dynamics of human behaviour both at the individual and group level.
There are four basic needs namely Physiological , safety , social and egoistic needs.
Increasingly used in Personnel /Industrial Relations Term applied to diverge range of management strategies Some of the components: Human Resource Organization Human Resource planning Human Resource system Human Resource development Human Resource relationships Human Resource utilization Human Resource accounting
Newer HRM approaches ,1980 emphasis Individualism (rather than collectivism) Unitary (rather than pluralism) Consultation (rather than negotiation & agreement ) Flexibility (rather than uniformity) Employee Commitment (rather than employee compliance) Empowerment & autonomy (rather than direct control)
This philosophy presumes peaceful co-existence of capital and labour, which calls for the resolution of conflict by non-violent, non-